You ve seen holiday light balls in botanical gardens and other seasonal displays but they re actually simple to make with just a few supplies.
Chicken wire ball lights.
Then trim away the excess using wire snips.
L ighted christmas balls made with chicken wire are a unique and festive decoration in any yard or chicken run.
And what took about 45 minutes to make with chicken wire now only takes about 10.
Unfold and secure the wire balls in place.
Balls made of chicken wire add many decorating possibilities to your home and garden.
You can add moss to create a garden topiary silk flowers for a kissing ball or even twinkle lights for an outdoor party decoration.
First cut the chicken wire and then use it to form a ball shape.
We are creating a 2 christmas light ball so our chicken wire was 2 x 4.
Because chicken wire can be sharp and hard to handle gloves come in handy when manipulating the wiring.
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Chicken wire small wire cutters measuring tape gloves mini lights.
It s a fun start to the beginning of the holiday season.
To create a spherical shape the chicken wire must be twice as long as it is wide.
We are creating a 2 christmas light ball so our chicken wire was 2 x 4.
In greensboro north carolina they are so popular that making them as a community has become a major annual fundraising event for the benefit of local charities.
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Christmas light ball supplies.
You just need led mini lights chicken wire small wire cutters measuring tape and gloves to pull off this project.
In order to shape the chicken wire into spheres the wire has to be folded into a cylinder to create roundness.
What s not to like about that.
Strands of lights for each ball we like to use led work gloves.
Getting the finicky chicken wire into a spherical shape as opposed to a square can be a challenge.
Steps to make big christmas light balls.
Wrap them with lights.
Supplies to make lighted christmas balls.
Cut the chicken wire at the measured area.
Unlike the many steps required to make lighted christmas balls out of chicken wire there are only 2 steps using the folded wire balls.
Measure your chicken wire.
Many of their streets are lined with house after house of these outdoor lighted globes dancing from trees.